Fashion and art have always gone hand in hand. We’ve seen designers use paintings,
sculptures, and art pieces as inspiration for their designs. As the garments walk down the
runways we see aspects of art whether it shapes, colors, or patterns. Art has been one of the
main inspiration in fashion throughout history and today. As I continue to speak about how art
inspires fashion I will speak about how an artist of my choice will inspire a design of a fashion
bust form.
Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow on December 4, 1866. He began studying
drawing when he was five years old when he moved to Odessa to live with his aunt. Even as a
child his love for art was never ending saying, “each color lives by its mysterious life.” ​His father
encouraged his unique gift for the arts and enrolled him in private drawing classes, as well as
piano and cello lessons. Despite early exposure to the arts, Kandinsky did not turn to painting
until he reached the age of 30. Instead, ​he went along and gained a degree in Law from the
University of Moscow in 1866. With his degree he began working on the Moscow Faculty of Law
while managing an art-printing works on the side. However, he did not feel satisfied with his
position and decided to change his career in 1896 and devote himself fully to the study of art.
He began attending, one of the most prestigious private painting school, Munich Academy of

Arts. During this time he began experimenting with color, shapes, and how it correlated with
emotions. Soon he would gain the title Father of Abstract Art. Kandinsky exploited the
interrelation between color and form to create an experience that engaged the sight, sound,
and emotions of the public. His first art pieces were influenced by constructive movement, hard
lines, dots and geometry. His artwork â&#x20AC;&#x2039;inspired to create art that communicated a universal
sense of spirituality. His work developed through three phases of representational canvases
and their symbolism to his rapturous and operatic compositions, to his late, geometric and
biomorphic flat planes of color. His theory was that the artist was a spiritual being that
communicated through and was affected by line, color, and composition.
Kandinsky was mainly known for his language of abstract forms and colors that when
outside the normal boundaries. Throughout his work he represented what the world looked
and felt to him and used colors, lines, and shapes to convey his ideas. In the art pieces
Composition VII, Composition 8, Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles, On the points,
and Accent on Rose we see the use of different color hues, lines, and shapes Kandinsky was
known for. It was these paintings that caught my attention and made me want to use them for
inspiration. I found the way he created abstract shapes through color motion and lines
interesting. Through observation I saw how he took real life events and recreated them
symbolically. It was the element of shapes and lines stood out to me and made me want to
explore different ways I could create a design based on his artwork. Throughout my designs one
will see the use of intersecting lines and connecting shapes like shown in the art. I will be taking
inspiration from his art pieces and creating designs that represent who Wassily Kandinsky is and
his artwork.

The Retailers
Jeremy Scott - Macy’s

The two retailers I decided to connect to my artist inspired bust forms are Jeremy Scott
and Macy's. I will be doing a female bust form for Jeremy Scott and a male bust form for
Macy’s. I will also create one display prop inspired by Kandinsky. Though these two retailers are
completely different I felt they they connected to my artist and inspiration in different ways.
I chose Jeremy Scott because like Kandinsky his clothing is abstract and unconventional.
His clothing incorporate the use of mixed and vibrate colors like shown in the art pieces by
Wassily Kandinsky. I would describe Jeremy Scott’s target consumer as a woman who does not
mind standing out and wearing unique clothing. She is between the ages 27-38 and enjoys
unique designs that incorporate shapes, colors, and lines. Like Kandinsky, Jeremy Scott creates
designs that are abstract distinctive to his views and ideas. I believe my bust form and display
prop are appropriate because it show the individuality of both artist and designer but also
reinforces the style of Jeremy Scott. I believe having an abstract woman's bust form will
highlight who Jeremy Scott is.
As for Macy’s, I think creating a males bust form and prop with inspiration from
Kandinsky makes sense because they are known to having unique displays. Though they are not
abstract they showcase creative displays. Their target consumer is a young male who enjoys
being fashionable and wearing different style clothing. They are between the age 24-36 and
enjoy clothing that incorporates color and distinctive designs. This bust form can be a center

display that showcases the creativity of Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and draw the attention of the male consumers
because it is something they haven't seen before.
Inspiration

With This art piece, called Composition IX, I took the elements
Of a checkered pattern, diagonal lines, and curved lines, and
Intersecting circles for the base. This female bust form will be
Made out of ceramic and include colored tiles of yellow, pink,
Blue, red, orange, and green. The base will be made out of
bended metal in the color black. I believed making the form out
Of ceramic tiles would add to the feminity for Jeremy Scott.

For the male, Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, bust form I focused on the usage of
Thin lines from the painting Composition 8. With that I
wanted to create a completely caged bust form. The bust
form would be made out of black wiring. The neck would sit
on a base that attaches to the body. The Neck is broken into
three sections and colors. The middle being blue, the left
being yellow, and the right being red. As For the base the
same will be created using the same colors, But having the base being a layered half circle.

For the display prop I used the painting On the Points. I wanted to create a piece that replicated
the idea of all the shapes going to the same endpoint. However, I wanted to create something
that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use an overwhelming amount of shapes instead I took parts from the painting to
create my end piece. The piece would be made if gold triangles, red circles, and the base being
orange. The whole piece would be made out of malleable glass. This prop could either sit on a
surface or hang down.